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Fantasy football: 2025 NFL free agency roundup
NFL free agency will drastically help reshape the fantasy football landscape as the new league year begins.
Now that NFL free agency is upon us, we’ll run through the fantasy football outlooks for trades, re-signings, midrange deals, and tag recipients.
This analysis will be updated as players continue to move about in free agency, so be sure to check back regularly.
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What would it cost the Steelers to trade for Rams WR Cooper Kupp?
Could the Steelers land Cooper Kupp for a pair of Day 3 picks? His trade value may make an acquisition more affordable than expected.
The NFL is truly unforgiving—and the Los Angeles Rams’ willingness to trade their superstar Cooper Kupp, just four years removed from his stellar triple crown season in 2021, further proves it.
One team’s trash is another team’s treasure, however, as while the Rams may want to trade Kupp to cut costs in 2025, the Pittsburgh Steelers could definitely use the assistance of the former All-Pro receiver.
Acquiring Kupp wouldn’t demand too much draft capital from the Pittsburgh Steelers, as he will be 32 years old by the time the 2025 regular season begins. Injury concerns could also lower the cost, potentially allowing the Steel City to send one or two Day 3 picks in exchange for Kupp.
Should the Steelers seriously consider acquiring Kupp, sending a 2025 fifth- and sixth-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Rams could seal the deal.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have long desired an elite, veteran wide receiver presence on their offense, and Kupp’s trade situation with the Rams seems too perfect to pass up.
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Budding 49ers star tries recruiting disgruntled former DPOY
One of the 49ers’ budding stars is ready for San Francisco to enter the Myles Garrett sweepstakes.
Myles Garrett, the NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year, made waves on Monday when he requested a trade away from the Cleveland Browns.
That news undoubtedly caught the attention of every NFL front office as they work the phone lines with Cleveland general manager Andrew Berry and Browns owner Jimmy Haslam to try to iron out a trade for one of the league’s top defensive stars.
Count 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir among the active recruiters around the league for Garrett’s services.
Lenoir fired off a hilarious tweet indicating his desire for Garrett to join San Francisco’s defense in the bay area.
What Type of Animal you wanna be ? We got Hyenas, Bears, Lions and Gorillas @Flash_Garrett
— Deommodore lenoir (@Dmo_lenoir) February 3, 2025
The asking price for Garrett will understandably be high. The 29-year-old is smack dab in the middle of his prime and has two years remaining on a record-breaking five-year, $125 million extension that he signed in 2020.
Would San Francisco seriously consider dealing away the No. 11 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft in order to make a Garrett trade happen? It would take more than the No. 11 pick alone to make a Garrett trade a reality.
The No. 11 overall pick and a package of other picks in this year’s draft or next could possibly get the 49ers to the finish line. San Francisco’s 2026 first-round pick might have to enter the equation as well to get a deal done.
For a superstar of Garrett’s magnitude, the 49ers have to at least kick the tires on that possibility.
The idea of Garrett pairing up with 49ers star edge rusher Nick Bosa is fun to think about. Bosa and Garrett would morph into the most feared pass rushing duo in the NFL overnight if the 49ers could pull it off.
Garrett just amassed an NFL-best 22 tackles for loss last season. The Texas A&M alum also finished second in the NFL with 14 sacks during the 2024 campaign.
Garrett’s 102.5 sacks in his first eight NFL seasons are the fifth-most by any player since sacks became official in 1982.
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49ers must get involved after Browns superstar requests trade
Send out all the picks.
The San Francisco 49ers may have an avenue to take a massive swing in the trade market this offseason.
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has officially requested a trade according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
This doesn’t come as a huge shock after Garrett floated the idea of “conversations” that needed to be had with Cleveland following a dreadful 3-14 season. The Browns have only been to the playoffs twice since selecting Garrett No. 1 overall in the 2017 draft and now he’s looking for the exit with the franchise heading the wrong direction.
There aren’t many massive trades the 49ers were likely to get involved in, but given their need for pass rush help and the importance of the defensive line to what they want to do defensively, this is a deal where their hat should immediately be in the ring.
It won’t be easy since Garrett will have many suitors around the league. He’s a six-time Pro Bowler, four-time First-Team All-Pro and a Defensive Player of the Year who has 102.5 career sacks and hasn’t had fewer than 10.0 in a season since his rookie year.
Acquiring Garrett will require multiple picks and potentially a first-rounder, but he’s only 29 and still playing at a high level. Finding a player better than him to put across from Nick Bosa is nigh impossible.
Garrett has two years left on a five-year deal he signed before the 2020 season. There’s no guaranteed money left on the deal, so would likely be on the table from the team that acquires the former DPOY.
If the 49ers are going to do anything bigger than sign Brock Purdy to a contract extension this offseason, it should be finding a way to trade for Garrett because pass rushers of his caliber aren’t available often.
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John Lynch expects popular name in NFL trade rumors to stay with 49ers
John Lynch: 49ers expect Deebo Samuel back
There are some tough decisions coming up for the San Francisco 49ers as they gear up to have a top-of-market quarterback contract on their books.
One of those tough decisions could involve wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who is coming off a disappointing year and has an expensive contract the 49ers could save some money on by releasing him with a post-June 1 designation.
General manager John Lynch on Wednesday said the team planned to release veteran defensive tackle Javon Hargrave with that designation. He did not say the same for Samuel, who is a popular trade candidate in pre-offseason speculation.
“Yeah,” said Lynch when asked if he expects Samuel back. “A good player and has done a ton for this organization and we’re not in the business of letting good players out of here.”
It appeared throughout the year like Samuel might be in the midst of a rapid decline out of his prime, which catalyzed some of the speculation about his future in San Francisco.
However, late in the year he put together a vintage performance against the Miami Dolphins where he caught seven passes for 96 yards and a touchdown, and ran five times for 25 yards. More importantly, he forced six missed tackles on his seven catches, and another on one of his five carries per Pro Football Focus.
The eye test matched the numbers with his burst and explosiveness both reminiscent of the player who carried the 49ers’ offense through the 2021 season, and at various points the following two years.
Perhaps Samuel was dealing with an injury all year or some ailment that kept him from being the best version of himself. If that’s the case and the 49ers are privy to it, it makes a ton of sense to ensure he stays in the Bay Area for at least one more season.
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PFF names one 49ers star as its top trade candidate
Pro Football Focus named one 49ers star as its top trade candidate entering the 2025 NFL offseason.
Pro Football Focus tabbed San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel among its trade candidates for the 2025 NFL offseason.
After the way the 2024 season played out and given the 49ers’ situation at wide receiver, moving on from Samuel might make the most sense.
By his standards, Samuel is coming off a disappointing 2024 campaign. In 15 games, Samuel caught 51 passes for 670 yards with three touchdowns and he carried 42 times for 136 yards and one score.
Samuel’s 51 grabs were his fewest since the 2020 season when he played in just seven games and his 3.2 yards per carry average was the lowest of any season in his career.
In its breakdown of why Samuel could be a logical trade candidate for San Francisco, PFF pointed to the fact that the 49ers’ list of free agents for 2025 and 2026 includes Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Javon Hargrave, Dre Greenlaw, Jauan Jennings, Kyle Juszczyk, Charvarius Ward and Samuel.
That’s a long list of names for general manager John Lynch to weigh the value of. Somebody likely has to be the odd man out.
PFF feels Samuel is an obvious odd man out.
San Francisco drafted Ricky Pearsall in the first round last year and invested $120 million in Brandon Aiyuk, while Jennings (career-high 83.7 PFF receiving grade) has flourished in a more full-fledged role. Meanwhile, Samuel hasn’t enjoyed the success we’re accustomed to seeing, netting a career-low 70.9 PFF overall grade with a career-low 1.60 yards per route run and 8.2 yards after the catch per reception.
Instead of paying Samuel another significant deal, it feels inevitable that the 49ers will sell high after a poor season and recoup their assets, bracing for what could be an offseason of retooling.
As Lynch and the 49ers aim to reconfigure themselves for a run back to contention in 2025, there are some difficult offseason decisions to be made.
The investment in Aiyuk is a hefty chunk over the next four seasons and could inform the franchise’s other decisions at wide receiver. Aiyuk tore his ACL and MCL earlier this season versus the Kansas City Chiefs and will be working his way back from the injury.
The Arizona State alum caught 25 passes for 374 yards this past season and is now up to 294 receptions, 4,305 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns in his 49er career.
Pearsall’s emergence throughout the season and in particular in San Francisco’s final two games against Detroit and Arizona was an encouraging sign for the 49ers’ wide receiver makeup moving forward.
The rookie from Florida caught 31 passes for 400 yards and three scores, including 14 receptions for 210 yards and a pair of touchdowns in San Francisco’s final two games.
Samuel is entering the final year of his contract where he carries a $15.8 million cap hit for the 2025 season.
Justin Fields injury gives Steelers upper hand in Bears trade
Justin Fields’ absence cements a favorable draft pick outcome for the Steelers, turning a conditional trade into a clear win.
It is never a good feeling for fans when their favorite team’s players suffer an injury of any kind. This is especially true for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ backup QB Justin Fields, whose absence not only heavily weakens the depth behind QB Russell Wilson but also results in the loss of the ever-dynamic ‘Fields rushing packages.’
However, Fields missing his team’s Week 16 contest against the Baltimore Ravens complicates the Steelers-Bears trade in favor of the Black and Gold.
One condition of the trade that saw the Pittsburgh Steelers send a 2025 conditional sixth-round pick to the Chicago Bears is that Fields would need to play over 51 percent of snaps for the pick to become a fourth-round draft selection. As fans can guess, his Week 16 absence makes this completely impossible now.
With Fields missing this week’s game, it closes the book on the conditions for the 4th round pick for the Chicago Bears.
Justin Fields cannot play in at least 51% of the snaps for the Steelers this year.
The Bears compensation for the Fields trade will be a 6th round pick. https://t.co/70SLIk3huo
— Bill Zimmerman (@BillTZimmerman) December 20, 2024
Early in the season, with Fields starting six games straight to open the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2024 campaign, it was expected the Bears would receive a fourth-round draft pick.
Wilson’s emergence not only changed the offense for the better, but it now seems to have assisted in what can only be described as a slam-dunk trade by Steelers GM Omar Khan.
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Receivers, pass rushers dominate moves before NFL trade deadlines
A rundown of the moves made around the league before the trade deadline.
What is often the case in the NFL at this time of year, the trading period ended at 2 p.m. Arizona time Tuesday with not a bang but a whimper. Call it many breaths of hot air after the constant chatter and speculation, mostly from fan bases that believe one move in early November will make a huge impact during the second half of the season and beyond.
Consider this: In 2023, there were 15 trades involving 16 players after roster cutdown to 53 players, while only nine happened on the trade deadline.
Of those 16 players, only seven are still with the team that acquired them. And that includes running back Cam Akers, who was traded by the Rams to the Vikings and then signed with the Texans in July after not being tendered as a restricted free agent four months earlier.
Akers is now back in Minnesota after Houston traded him on Oct. 16. There were three 2026 draft picks in those deals, one in the sixth round and two in the seventh with all being conditional.
The other six are Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman, Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams, Bears defensive end Montez Sweat, Jaguars guard Ezra Cleveland and Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas.
Three players aren’t even in the league and one is on a practice squad.
Of the 26 draft choices that changed hands, 19 were sixth- or seventh-rounders, with seven being conditional.
The Cardinals made one trade last year, sending quarterback Joshua Dobbs to the Vikings and one this week, acquiring edge rusher Baron Browning from the Broncos.
The numbers were similar this year with 18 total trades of 19 players with eight on deadline day Tuesday. Wide receiver was the most popular position with six switching teams.
Of the 29 choices traded, 17 were in the sixth or seventh round with three conditional. Overall, 18 were for picks in 2026, 10 in 2026 and one in 2027.
Not surprisingly, eight teams with a winning record acquired 12 players: Steelers 3; Chiefs and Vikings 2; Cardinals, Bills, Lions, Commanders and Ravens 1.
Conversely, eight teams with a losing record traded 12 players: Browns, Jaguars, Panthers, Titans 2; Raiders, Patriots, Saints and Jets 1.
There is often a push to have the deadline later in the season, but that would only shorten the time for players to adapt to a new scheme with new language and new players.
Here are this year’s trades with all the details:
Oct. 15: Browns WR Amari Cooper with sixth-round pick (from Detroit) in 2025 to Bills for third-round pick in 2025, seventh-round pick in 2026.
Oct. 15: Raiders WR Davante Adams to Jets for third-round pick in 2025 (conditional).
Oct. 15: Jaguars DT Roy Robertson-Harris to Seahawks for sixth-round pick in 2026.
Oct. 16: Texans RB Cam Akers to Vikings for seventh-round pick in 2026 (conditional)
Oct. 24: Titans ILB Ernest Jones to Seahawks for ILB Jerome Baker and fourth-round pick in 2025.
Oct. 24: Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins to Chiefs for fifth-round pick in 2025 (conditional).
Oct. 28: Patriots DE Joshua Uche to Chiefs for sixth-round pick in 2026.
Oct. 30: Panthers WR Diontae Johnson with sixth-round pick in 2025 to Steelers for fifth-round pick in 2025.
Oct. 31: Jaguars T Cam Robinson with seventh-round pick in 2026 (conditional) to Vikings for fifth-round pick in 2026 (conditional).
Nov. 4: Broncos OLB Baron Browning to Cardinals for sixth-round pick in 2025.
Nov. 5: Bears RB Khalil Herbert to Bengals for sixth-round pick in 2025.
Nov. 5: Browns DE Za’Darius Smith with seventh-round pick in 2026 to Lions for fifth-round pick in 2025, 6th-round pick in 2026.
Nov. 5: Panthers WR Jonathan Mingo with seventh-round pick (from Kansas City) in 2025 (conditional) to Cowboys for fourth-round pick in 2025.
Nov. 5: Saints CB Marshon Lattimore with fifth-round pick in 2025 to Commanders for third-, fourth- and sixth-round picks (from New Orleans) in 2025.
Nov. 5: Jets WR Mike Williams to Steelers for fifth-round pick in 2025 (conditional).
Nov. 5: Rams CB Tre’Davious White with seventh-round pick in 2027 to Ravens for seventh-round pick in 2026.
Nov. 5: Packers OLB Preston Smith to Steelers for seventh-round pick in 2025.
Nov. 5: Texans DT Khalil Davis to 49ers for seventh-round pick in 2026.
2025 picks traded (18): 3 in third round (1 conditional); 3 in fourth round; 5 in fifth round (2 conditional); 4 in sixth round; 3 in seventh round (1 conditional)
2026 picks traded (10): 1 in fifth round (conditional); 3 in sixth round; 6 in seventh round (2 conditional).
2027 pick traded: 1 in seventh round.
Positions traded: Wide receiver 6; edge 4; running back, defensive tackle, inside linebacker, cornerback 2; tackle 1.
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49ers swing trade for DL help at the trade deadline buzzer
The 49ers made a trade!
The San Francisco 49ers made a move in the closing moments of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.
According to the Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the 49ers are dealing a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Houston Texans for defensive tackle Khalil Davis.
It’s not a huge surprise the 49ers and Texans linked up for a trade. They also came together on a deal that sent DT Maliek Collins to San Francisco over the offseason.
Davis, a 2020 sixth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Nebraska, bounced around the league a couple of times before finding a home last season in Houston.
As a rookie with the Buccaneers, Davis played in only two games. The next year with the Indianapolis Colts he saw action in only one game before getting let go mid-season.
In 2022 Davis was on practice squads with the Steelers, Buccaneers and Rams.
The Texans signed him during the 2023 preseason and he wound up playing in 15 games for them. He notched 2.0 of his 3.0 career sacks. He added another this year where he’s contributed in all nine of Houston’s games.
It’s unlikely Davis will make a major impact, but he’ll fit in as a rotational interior defensive lineman where San Francisco has been thin since DT Javon Hargrave went down. Adding depth for the price of a future seventh-round pick is a nice move for the 49ers.
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